Tag: Caval Ridge

Caval Ridge is a high-quality, hard coking mine in the northern section of Bowen Basin. Image: BHP. BY AMY BLOM BMA Coal has posted record production at several of its mines as metallurgical coal continues to strengthen. With construction of its Caval Ridge Southern Circuit project steaming ahead, BMA is set to continue production growth into FY19. BMA Coal is set to accelerate growth and productivity with construction of its Caval Ridge Southern Circuit (CRSC) project on track to be completed by the end of the year. When complete, the $270 million project will result in an 11km overland conveyor system, which will transport coal from the Peak Downs mine to the coal handling preparation plan (CHPP) at the nearby…

All images: BHP Billiton BY ELIZABETH FABRI AS the hangover from Cyclone Debbie subsides, BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) continues to push forward with investments across its Bowen Basins operations, including $US204 million towards the Caval Ridge Southern Circuit (CRSC) capital growth project. A joint venture between BHP Billiton and Mitsubishi Development, the BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) is Australia’s largest coal producer and supplier of seaborne metallurgical coal, accounting for about 28 per cent of the world’s seaborne met coal trade. The coal giant owns nine mines covering a combined area of 75,000sqkm in the resource rich Bowen Basin in Central Queensland; seven of which are operational. Its current portfolio of operating mines comprises Goonyella Riverside, Broadmeadow, Daunia, Peak…